Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

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New Indictment Against Julian Assange w/ Taylor Hudak

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/15

On this edition of Parallax Views, an update on the court proceedings of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange with activist, journalist, and Action 4 Assange co-founder Taylor Hudak. Although Taylor is an unabashed supporter of Assange, she makes the point that, regardless of one's opinion of Assange, this case has ramifications for free speech advocates, hacktivists, journalists, and even publishers (specifically since Wikileaks is an outlet that publishes leaks given to them; as opposed to hacking

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44:13

Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/14

On this edition of Parallax Views, we delve into the waters of critical theory and posthumanism as Dr. Zakkiyah Jackson joins us to discuss her recent book Becoming Human: Meaning and Matter in an Antiblack World. Using key African diasporic literary texts, from Frederick Douglas to Octavia E. Butler, Dr. Jackson attempts to grapple with the the way blackness and animality have often been linked in Western thought and perception as well as the way blackness, as a form, is experimented on through

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59:32

How Trump Stole 2020 w/ Investigative Journalist Greg...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/12

On this edition of Parallax Views, much has been said about election integrity in the last two decades from concerns over the potential for malfeasance with electronic voting machines to the discussions that ensued over allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. Investigative journalist Greg Palast, a long-time and accomplished muckraker, however, has spent the past two decades focusing on an aspect of election integrity far too often overlooked and without any

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57:27

Political Suicide: The Fight for the Soul of the...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/10

On this edition of Parallax Views, many left-leaning and progressives Democrats, particularly those who loudly lent their support to insurgent candidate Bernie Sanders in the 2016 and 2020 elections, feel increasingly unwelcome in the Democratic Party of Joe Biden and the Clintons. But is the so-called "Democratic Party Civil War" a relatively new phenomena? Political cartoonist Ted Rall argues that the struggle between the Party's moderate (or, in the eyes of leftist, right-of-center) leadership

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42:26

Sleazy Mike Cernovich is Not a Friend of Epstein...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/07

On this edition of Parallax Views, right-wing "journalist" and, by all accounts, all-around sleazeball Mike Cernovich has been taking credit for the recent unsealing of court documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, Ghislaine Maxwell, Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, and Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre. In a past life Cernovich grifted in the odious waters of GamerGate and the Pick-Up Artistry movement, (in)famously expressing his belief that "date rape doesn't exist" and hustling his

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01:06:34

Mrs. America and Arch-Conservative Phyllis Schlafly...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/05

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED: On this edition of Parallax Views, 2020's began the "Prestige TV" season earlier this year with FX's Mrs. America leading the charge. This show, based on the battles of the feminist Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970s, centers on the anti-feminist arch-conservative Phyllis Schlafly. The show gained a lot of attention upon it's release for being "timely" in regards to the American political moment of polarization and dealing with the fights between the right (Schalfly)

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01:11:10

Ideology and the Virtual City: Videogames, Power...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/03

On this edition of Parallax Views, video games are a popular pastime at this point. From Halo to Super Mario Bros., video games have become become a juggernaut within the entertainment industry and remain hugely popular with people from various generations. As with other forms of entertainment it is possible to look at such video games as a reflecting pool for the culture from which they were produced. In Ideology and the Virtual City: Videogames, Power Fantasies, and Neoliberalism (Zero Books;

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01:04:43

Tekashi 6ix9ine and the Trial of the Nine Trey...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/08/01

On this edition of Parallax Views, the rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has proven a controversial figure within the hip hop scene. A master troll within the hip hop community, Tekashi69 became famouse after his sleeper hit track "Hummo" which features members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods appeared in the music video for it. Tekashi would then become even more infamous when his NTG associates were busted for multiple offenses and went on trial. Tekashi himself got in trouble and eventually acted as a

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01:06:57

No More War (The Misuse and Abuse of 'Humanitarian'...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/31

On this edition of Parallax Views, are the West's humanitarian interventions (or humanitarian wars) really waged for humanitarian purposes? Or is that just an Orwellian façade to cover-up for more strategic interests at play? Our guest labor and human rights attorney Dan Kovalik, author of No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using 'Humanitarian' Intervention to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests, makes the case the the latter is closer to the truth. We delve into: -

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01:18:02

Cosmopolitan Dystopia w/ Philip Cunliffe

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/29

On this edition of Parallax Views, modern wars in which the U.S. and Western powers invade nations like Iraq and Afghanistan are often waged under the pretext of being necessary "humanitarian interventions". Pro-peace activists and critics of U.S. foreign policy have long argued, however, that claims of "humanitarian intervention" are cover for more sinister motivations From this perspective, U.S. wars are fought for control of resources or for strategic reasons related to the maintenance of

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01:02:03

Troubled Teen Industry Exposed w/ Jack Hodgson

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/27

On this edition of Parallax Views, the Troubled Teen Industry offers parents a way to "fix" their rambunctious children by sending them to schools and programs that specialize in tough love behavior modification. It turns out, however, that the Troubled Teen Industry appears to do more harm than good, leaving a trail of destruction and abuse in it's wake. Jack Hodgson, the filmmaker behind the upcoming Emancipated: A Troubled Teen Documentary, joins us to discuss the harrowing story of this

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30:16

In Memory of Michael Brooks (Parallax Views TWTW...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/25

On this edition of Parallax Views, an excerpt from our Patreon program The Week That Was in which we celebrate the life and times of radio host Michael Brooks (1983-2020) of The Michael Brooks Show and The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder. J.G. shares a Michael story or two (Michael was on Parallax Views on three separate occassions) as well as explaining Michael's desire to lift others up using the rising popularity he experienced as a media personality. RIP Michael Brooks Full Episode:

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01:14:51

Hard Road of Hope w/ Eleanor Goldfield

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/24

On this edition of Parallax Views, the coal industry may be dying, but the business refuses to go without taking others down with it. Case in point with the Appalachia regions of Amerca, which is simultaneously bombabrded with propaganda from the coal industry and fed false promises by the fracking industry. In the new documentary Hard Road of Hope, activist and artist Eleanor Goldfield examines the exploitation of West Virginia by these corporate interests and the fight that across that cuts

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45:03

Catching Up w/ Project Censore'd Mickey Huff (VIDEO +...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/23

Mickey Huff of the media watchdog/media literacy group Project Censored returns to Parallax Views for a video chat about the project's latest works including the e-book compilation Censored News on Policing and Prisons and the documentary The United State of Distraction: Fighting the Fake News Invasion. Links: https://www.projectcensored.org/ https://www.projectcensored.org/united-states-of-distraction-fighting-the-fake-news-invasion/

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01:06:10

CLASSIC REPLAY: Parallax Views Ep.5: Michael Brooks...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/22

This is a repost Parallax Views Ep. 5 featuring Michael Brooks (1983-2020). The loss of Michael Brooks has hit a number of us very hard. As such I feel the need to repost this classic episode. This was recorded before I was technically proficient (which is to say that my audio comes in on one end and Michael's audio comes in on the other end; this caused problems for some listeners; but I am unable to remaster the episode). Ep. 5: Michael Brooks on Leftism, Humor, the Intellectual Dork Web, and

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01:06:07

The Anatomy of Fake News w/ Nolan Higdon

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/20

On this edition of Parallax VIews, fake news has been thrown about by both Republicans and Democrats since the 2016 election, but what does it mean? Nolan Higdon of Project Censored joins us to discuss his new book The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Literacy Education. We begin how discussing how the term "fake news" gained popularity, how "fake news" is a reality beyond being a meme turned into a cultural phenomena thanks to Donald Trump, and the PropOrNot "fake news" list that targeted a

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01:23:26

Positive Afrofuturist Sci-Fi for Uncertain Times w/...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/19

On this edition of Parallax Views, in these trying, some would say quasi-apocalyptic, times of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government jackboot coming down on citizens and activists the sci-fi genre seems like it could provide a lot of escapism. However, literary trends in sci-fi have moved towards a darker view of the future. Cynicism within literature has come to be seen as more "authentic". But what about sci-fi that envision utopias rather than dystopias? That's where author Brian M. Lewis's

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01:09:17

The Sordid Saga of Jeffrey Epstein: The Les Wexner...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/17

On this edition of Parallax Views, Les Wexner, the founder of L Brands and former CEO of Victoria's Secrets, has come under scrutiny in the past year for his close association with the late billionaire pedophile "International Man of Mystery" Jeffrey Epstein. In some ways Wexner's association with the wealthy abuser can be considered the "Ohio Connection" to the sordid saga of Jeffrey Epstein. Lawyer, professor of political science, and maverick Columbus, Ohio-based journalist Dr. Robert Fitrakis

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01:27:47

Feminism and Mass Incarceration w/ Aya Gruber

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/15

On this edition of Parallax Views, is there a connection between the rise of mass incarceration through what has been called the carceral state and elements of feminism? Aya Gruber says there is and joins us on this edition of the program to discuss her provocative new book The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women's Liberation in Mass Incarceration. In this conversation we discuss: - The meaning of feminism and it's history. - What is the carceral state and the prison-industrial

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01:12:47

Russia Without Putin w/ Tony Wood

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2020/07/13

On this edition of Parallax Views, Western nations often speak about Putin and Russia in a way that would make two appear interchangeable. What if we were to view Russia beyond the lens of just seeing Putin though? That's what Tony Wood attempts to do in Russia Without Putin: Money, Power, and the Myths of the New Cold War (Verso; 2018). Among the topics covered in this conversation: - Red-baiting and anti-Semitic tropes in Western thinking about Russia. - The title "Russia Without Putin", its

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